"ka'a" meaning in Old Tupi

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Noun

IPA: /kaˈʔa/ Forms: kaá [alternative]
Rhymes: -a Etymology: Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *kaʔa (“forest, leaf”). Cognate with Mbyá Guaraní ka'a and Guaraní ka'a. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|tpw|tup-gua-pro|*kaʔa||forest, leaf|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Proto-Tupi-Guarani *kaʔa (“forest, leaf”), {{inh+|tpw|tup-gua-pro|*kaʔa||forest, leaf}} Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *kaʔa (“forest, leaf”), {{cog|gun|ka'a}} Mbyá Guaraní ka'a, {{cog|gn|ka'a}} Guaraní ka'a Head templates: {{head|tpw|noun|unpossessable|||||||||||o eka'a|||||cat2=|cat3=unpossessable nouns|cat4=|head=}} ka'a (unpossessable), {{tpw-noun|u}} ka'a (unpossessable)
  1. woods; forest (dense collection of trees)
    Sense id: en-ka'a-tpw-noun-x3g7qeqw Categories (other): Forests, Grasses, Trees Disambiguation of Forests: 35 7 7 22 13 3 13 Disambiguation of Grasses: 32 8 8 27 5 4 15 Disambiguation of Trees: 34 8 24 13 2 8 11
  2. branch (woody part of a tree arising from the trunk) Synonyms: akã
    Sense id: en-ka'a-tpw-noun-sQ-fsaUV
  3. herb (plant whose stem is not woody) Synonyms: kapi'i
    Sense id: en-ka'a-tpw-noun-9Ms4uyJ3 Categories (other): Herbs Disambiguation of Herbs: 14 2 39 24 3 2 16
  4. leaf (green, flat organ of most vegetative plants) Synonyms: oba
    Sense id: en-ka'a-tpw-noun-Ttu9kTQY Categories (other): Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Old Tupi entries with incorrect language header, Grasses Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 4 4 12 8 15 33 5 4 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 3 7 5 23 45 3 3 9 Disambiguation of Old Tupi entries with incorrect language header: 5 5 13 62 2 2 10 Disambiguation of Grasses: 32 8 8 27 5 4 15
  5. foliage
    Sense id: en-ka'a-tpw-noun-TeNdQU0o
  6. plant Synonyms: 'yba
    Sense id: en-ka'a-tpw-noun-lgRNlzS2 Categories (other): Plants Disambiguation of Plants: 8 5 11 25 2 38 10
  7. hunting ground (area used for hunting)
    Sense id: en-ka'a-tpw-noun-oKH48ovd Categories (other): Grasses, Hunting Disambiguation of Grasses: 32 8 8 27 5 4 15 Disambiguation of Hunting: 10 4 8 13 1 1 62
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ka'aataîa, ka'abondûara, ka'aeté, ka'apa'ũ, ka'ape só, ka'apûera, ka'atinga, ka'aygûana, ka'aîara

Alternative forms

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  "msg": "unrecognized head form: unpossessable",
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